Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation May 29, 2023
In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias. They are the Ravidassia — followers of Ravidass, a 14th century Indian guru who preached caste and class equality. There are about 20,000 members of the community in California, most of them in the Central Valley.Guru Ravidass belonged to the lowest-rung of... + full article
ABC News USA Nation May 31, 2023
Some South Asians, many miles away from their homes, say they are suffering from experiences with discrimination that dates back to thousands of years.From job rejections to unsupported marriages, they claim that severe harassment from the caste system crossed over into America... + más
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WPLG Local 10 USA Nation May 29, 2023
FRESNO, Calif. – For decades, worshipping in temples, Ram Asra has sung spiritual songs known as kirtans. He did so on a recent Sunday at the Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha in Fresno, California, seated cross-legged on a dais in the temple’s prayer hall playing a harmonium.... + más
Seattle could become first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Business March 23, 2023
California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector where they hold key roles. State Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward),... + más
WPLG Local 10 USA Nation March 23, 2023
California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw , a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector where they hold key roles.State Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan... + más
Associated Press USA Politics March 22, 2023
Time USA World February 23, 2023
In the fall of 2015, a group of Dalit survivors and activists from India began marching across 16 cities in North America—including New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle—to “break the silence” on caste apartheid and expose caste-based sexual violence in India and abroad.... + más
New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA World February 21, 2023
Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India,... + más
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